I know I stole this idea but I don’t know where from so suck it up cup cake, here we go: any time four people get together they natural fall into the position of one of the Beatles, and, depending upon the four, a person may change from one Beatle to another…
John – The smart one
Paul – The cute one
George – The quiet one
Ringo – The funny one.
Now if you are hanging out with the Three Stoogies you might well be a Paul, but if you are hanging with three of One Direction suddenly you become –ta dah, Ringo. Palling around with the GOP you are John, hanging with the friends of Stephen Hawkings you become George.
When I am with my boss suddenly I am George but playing with my great nephews I am Ringo –we are all, all four Beatles moving from one to the other. My friend Christina is Ringo with me, George with her in-laws, John with her kids and Paul with her husband. Her husband is John at home, George at work. My niece is Ringo with me, George at work. Except when she is training new employees when she suddenly becomes John.
We are Paul with new loves, John during break ups, Ringo over lunch with college pals, George when hungover, John in righteous indignation, Paul in loving sublimation, Paul when we are loving our kids, Ringo when we’re playing with them and John when we are reprimanding them.
Kendrick Lamar is John when releasing his new album, Ringo when opening for Kanye West, Kanye is Paul when working with Jay Z, John when working with Vic Mensa.
Yes, that is how deep the Beatles have entered the cultural: we are all members of the Beatles forever.